Comments on: Sprint CEO: “By gosh if that Android ain’t a lump of you-know-what”

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:44:58 +0000

Chris,
This is not BS. It sounds like Jeremy is talking about one of the no longer offered grandfathered SERO plans. These plans were replaced by the more expensive Everthing Plus plans in July 2008.
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/07/13/sprints-fabled-sero-plan-rides-off-into-the-sunset/

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:42:48 +0000

Chris,
This is not BS. It sounds like Jeremy is talking about one of the no longer offered grandfathered SERO Plans. These plans were replaced with the Everything Plus plans in July 2008. Here is a link: http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/07/13/sprints-fabled-sero-plan-rides-off-into-the-sunset/

By: BJ_Sprint

BJ_Sprint — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:15:15 +0000

Hi, my name is BJ DeHut, and I’m a representative for Sprint. We appreciate the discussions that Dan Hesse’s comments have caused, but we believe his words were taken out of context about Android. Here is a statement from James Fisher, a member of Sprint’s communications organization, who was in the room at the National Press Club for Dan Hesse’s speech:

“I’m in Sprint’s communications organization, and I actually was in the room at the National Press Club for Dan Hesse’s speech. As with any single comment from a speech, it’s important to understand the context. Rather than criticize Google, Sprint is a partner with Google (it’s the default search provider on Sprint phones) and we are a very strong supporter of the Android community as a charter member of the Open Handset Alliance. We are interested in developing an Android-based handset, but we would want to make sure it fully leverages all of the advances of Sprint’s current handsets and the data strength of our wireless network. We have a unique approach to making data use easy, intuitive and simply priced. I think what Dan meant is that, only when we are certain we have fully leveraged all the advantages of Android with the advantages we’re known for, that’s when we’d introduce our Android handset. And as for speculation from anonymous folks about our plans, industry folks always trade gossip, but it’s not always true. ”

Source: http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/sprint-ceo-disses-google-s-android-phone-wishes-he-had-one-s-/page/1#comment-4905d5d314b9b932003811a4

If you have any further questions about Dan Hesse’s comments about the Android phone, feel free to email me at BJD@Sprint.com

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:20:05 +0000

You’re right. It doesn’t exist anymore. I would probably have a different opinion of sprint if I didn’t have this plan with the Diamond.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:54:57 +0000

500 minutes, 7pm Nights, and unlimited everything else for $30… Bullshit. If you do actually have that plan, it damn sure isn’t available to everyone. Sprint sucks. I can’t wait for my contract to expire in February.

By: Cool Products

Cool Products — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:59:04 +0000

You mean that we would have to read more into the matter in order to form an educated opinion about a matter? Sounds crazy…

By: C. Enrique Ortiz

C. Enrique Ortiz — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:03:05 +0000

”good enough to put the Sprint brand on it.”

funny he said that, as today i switched from sprint to t-mobile, and got myself a G1; and I when i said I switch, i mean 4 phone lines less from sprint which now are with t-mobile.

too bad sprint ceo doesn’t have the vision.

ceo

By: Keegy United States - Sprint CEO Bad-Mouths Android

Keegy United States - Sprint CEO Bad-Mouths Android — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:29:55 +0000

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By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:41:10 +0000

10x worse than iPhone 1.0? How does that work? Like it is ten times less able to copy and paste?

Atleast with Android the way is open for anyone to download the SDK and fix the problem. What do iPhone users get? I suppose http://www.pleasefixtheiphone.com is the next best thing.

By: Mikey

Mikey — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:15:14 +0000

The initial comments attributed to Hesse were in a blog. A blog, as we can see from reading this one, is about opinion and has nothing to do with fact. If you want to read facts, you need to read a news source written by trained and educated journalists.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 05:26:14 +0000

They have the HTC Diamond, and I will be a proud owner in about 48 hours. My friend already has one and he loves it. My friend and I formerly had the Sprint Mogul. Also an excellent device. I don’t know why everyone has so much beef with Sprint.

I have unlimited txts, 500 minutes, unlimited data, unlimited roaming, nights/weekends (nights start at 7:00) oh, and did I mention: The plan is only $30.00 a month? Good luck beating that.

By: Goolge penalty

Goolge penalty — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:58:33 +0000

The picture very funny:D

By: Conrad

Conrad — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:40:19 +0000

This isn’t even a bash against Android. I read it as Sprint can help make Android better on its own phones than T-Mobile can at this early date. Look for Sprint to come out with something superior with Android. That’s what they’ve done with the Simply Everything plan and Nextel Direct Connect. No one is competitive with either of these offerings. Verizon’s PTT and AT&T’s PTT are both vastly inferior to NDC, despite the fact that Verizon can afford to run commercials every hour of the day (Where do you think they get all that money to spend on advertising? That’s right — their fleeced customers).

By: Aydin

Aydin — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:34:39 +0000

I love my SERO plan but I don’t know how much longer I can wait untill Android comes over to Sprint… it might be time to switch.

By: CellularLocator.com

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By: girish133

girish133 — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:32:25 +0000

I have been a Sprint customer since I first bought a cell phone in 2000. I stay with them because my plan is pretty much unbeatable because I’ve asked for features for free and have gotten them. I was seriously tempted to leave them when the G1 was announced. If Sprint doesn’t release any good Android phones, although I’m pretty sure they will, I will probably leave Sprint and send a message to them with the reason why… their CEO.

By: nake

nake — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:27:20 +0000

If you’ve been following along, you’ll have seen how excited we’ve been – and are – to publish millions of lines of code to the outside world.
First Android Patch Accepted!

By: The Economics of Android

The Economics of Android — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:14:32 +0000

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By: Trae

Trae — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:52:13 +0000

In context, this is much less a news story than it’s made out to be. Hess is smart, he knows that Sprint has a PR problem and he’s been doing a great job getting them out of that slump. Recent report shows good news on the customer service front. He can’t burned the brand with something still rough around the edges. I will admit, Android is a nice product and appears to be a step ahead of WinMo, Instict, and other interfaces. But Sprint needs to ensure they don’t get into something that will put some negative pressure on their brand.

Sprint is part of the OHA, and they will have Android phones. We all know the iPhone 1.0 software was a step ahead, but flawed in many ways. Due to it’s novelty, it wasn’t a problem. Android will not be on 1 phone, it will not be on 1 service, therefore competition can break a brand if they are behind in anyway. Sprint is waiting for the “3G”. (for lack of the better analogy) Once Android is out in the open, people get to play with it, and the complaints get identified and eliminated, Sprint will be in the game.

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:36:16 +0000

Sprint’s former CEO said the same thing about the iPhone.